Tom and Burt are to take turns removing either 1 or 2 marbles from a circle. There are 7 marbles. The person selecting the last marble is the loser. If tom goes first and each of them makes the best possible removals, who will lose?

Answer 1

Tom will lose because if Tom went T2 B1 T2 B1 T1 or T1 B2 T2 B1 T1.